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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

William Arthur Ward

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Will someone else’s life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
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Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
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There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
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Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.
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Commend while others are criticizing, persist while others are quitting.
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Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: ‘Choose ye this day.’
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It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’
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The winner asks, “May I help?” The loser asks, “Do you expect me to do that?”
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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
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Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.
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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.
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I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
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